Ahead of the big Skylanders Imaginators console game release later this month, Activision on Monday launched Skylanders Creator, a new mobile app that lets kids create characters on the go, and bring them to life in the real world.

The free mobile app, available for iOS and Android, offers similar creation tools to those you'll find in the console game, letting Portal Masters design Imaginators from scratch, or "magically" transfer their characters from the console game using "state-of-the-art audio technology," Activision says.

One you import or create an Imaginator, you can bring it to life in physical form — for a price. For $50, the app lets you order a 3D-printed Imaginator figure, which will arrive in full color, posed on a base, and enclosed in a clear protective dome. The figure will, of course, be fully playable with the upcoming Skylanders Imaginators console game.

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If the figurine is out of your budget, not to worry: you can get a custom trading card for $15 and/or T-shirt for $25 to show off your favorite custom-made Imaginator in full color.

"Fans have been clamoring for ways to express their love for Skylanders. Now with the Skylanders Creator app and the launch of Skylanders Imaginators, the sky is the limit," Paul Reiche, co-founder and studio head at Toys For Bob, which is developing the game alongside Activision. "We can't wait to see the millions of Imaginators that will be dreamed up by our Portal Masters around the world."

Skylanders Imaginators launches in North America on Oct. 16. The game "empowers players to unleash their imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own Skylander," Activision said.

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